Sep 30, 2021

Nursing schools are attracting more students, but not enough

A nurse takes care of a patient infected with Covid-19 in the intensive care unit of Lyon-Sud hospital in Pierre-Benite, on September 8, 2021. Jeff Pachuod/AFP via Getty Images

Also on today's program: Midcareer women struggle to reenter the workforce and the owner of a child care center remains optimistic (but tired) as enrollment ticks back up.

Segments From this episode

Broken supply chains are causing inflation. For how long?

by Mitchell Hartman

Sep 30, 2021

Probably through next year, but maybe even longer.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on Thursday. "We have no control" over supply bottlenecks, he said.

Al Drago/AFP via Getty Images

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Workplace Culture

Long-term unemployment a challenge for women over 40

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Sep 30, 2021

An AARP report shows nearly 70% of those unemployed in June had been out of work for six months or more.

Among women age 40 to 65 who were surveyed for an AARP report, more than 40% had experienced a job interruption during the pandemic.

Drazen_ via Getty Images

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"A lot of crap has gone down" for Iowa farmer, but it's finally harvest time

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban

Sep 30, 2021

April Hemmes had to replant her soybeans after a frost killed them. But they're coming out better than expected, she says.

April Hemmes on her farm in 2019. This year, she had a record soybean harvest despite a drought earlier in the year.

Ben Hethcoat/Marketplace

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COVID-19

Banking on a vaccine-verification bonanza

by Kristin Schwab

Sep 30, 2021

Companies large and small are vying for a piece of what they believe will be a lucrative market for verifying shot status.

A Nitehawk Cinema worker checks for proof of COVID-19 vaccination on Sept. 8 in Brooklyn, New York.

Michael M. Santiago via Getty Images

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COVID-19

Nursing schools struggle to fill the void left by pandemic

by Blake Farmer

Sep 30, 2021

There are signs enrollment in nursing schools has picked up, just as nurses are leaving the profession.

COVID-19 has prompted an exodus of nurses. Though the number of nursing students is growing, it may not be enough to fill the gap.

Brandon Bell via Getty Images

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My Economy

Owner of child care center hopeful about rebounding from pandemic setbacks

by Minju Park

Sep 30, 2021

Milli Pintacsi's child care operation was expanding, and enrollment had reached full capacity. Then the pandemic shut down the business.

Milli Pintacsi, owner of Le Petit Elephant Nursery and Preschool in Napa, California, with her children. "This is our family business," she says. "It feels like we can't fail — we have to make it.”

Courtesy Milli Pintacsi

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Music from the episode

Adventure Monster Rally

Bustling Freddie Joachim

Pretty Pimpin Kurt Vile

Butterflies Anchorsong

Everyday Is a New Start Sun Glitters

Sweat Moss Of Aura

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Daisy Palacios Senior Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer

Sean McHenry Associate Producer

Richard Cunningham Associate Producer

Dylan Miettinen Associate Digital Producer

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